Hi all, I've bought a run down house which I aim to do up slowly and eventually sell. In the current climate one of my big concerns is spending too much on improvements that won't add much value to the property. So I'd like to start a thread on which improvements really pay for themselves and which ones you think are a waste of time and money?

Specifically at the moment my dilemma is double glazing! The house has some upvc double glazing in about half of the windows. One of the downstairs wooden windows is warped and doesn't close, so will need replacing straight away. But do I pay for upvc double glazing or just put the cheapest wooden windows I can find? And is it worth shelling out for the other windows while I'm at it? How much difference does double glazing make when selling? Its not the best area and I reckon the ceiling price for this house will be around 120k.

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